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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The quality of life and the economic success of |
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| Illinois citizens and the State are increasingly tied to |
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| postsecondary degree attainment; and
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| WHEREAS, A majority of current undergraduate students |
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| attend more than one college or university, with dual |
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| enrollment and credit by examination becoming increasingly |
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| common among college students; and
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| WHEREAS, Integrating existing information tools for |
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| students, such as Illinois MENTOR operated by the Illinois |
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| Student Assistance Commission and the Course Applicability |
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| System funded by the Board of Higher Education, will assist in |
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| breaking down barriers for students and ease their transition |
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| from high school to college and their transfer from one college |
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| to another; and
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| WHEREAS, Information on college student preparation, |
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| participation, remediation, mobility, and performance is |
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| incomplete, not readily accessible, and not easily linked to |
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| other relevant education and workforce development data on a |
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| statewide basis; and
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| WHEREAS, The taxpayers of Illinois make large investments |
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| in the education of the State's citizens at all levels of |
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| instruction and should expect that educational institutions |
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| that benefit from State funds directly or indirectly will |
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| provide data to State policymakers that will allow them to |
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| evaluate educational policies and appropriate funds in the most |
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| beneficial manner for the State; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| that the Board of Higher Education strengthen and expand the |